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Overview'Since the beginning of history, human beings have been fascinated with endings - the end of their lives, the end of seasons and the end of the world ...', so says Nezar AlSayyad in his preface to The End of Tradition? But, he and his contributors argue, endings are also coupled with beginnings, and destruction is sometimes a precondition for construction or reconstruction, particularly where the built environment is concerned. Indeed, the end of tradition does not entail the death of tradition itself, only our conception of it - and the emergence of a need to re-evaluate its utility as a repository of authentic (and hence valuable) ideas to be handed down or preserved. Following an introductory chapter in which Nezar AlSayyad presents the current debates about 'endings', about 'tradition', and about the relationship between tradition and modernity, the book is divided into three parts. Part I, 'Traditions of the Modern', explores the ways in which the terms 'tradition' and 'modern' have become inextricably linked, while Part II, 'Invented Landscapes', chronicles how traditions are identified, manufactured, and deployed. The final Part, 'Programmes of Tradition', reveals how tradition is deployed, resisted and reworked through hegemonic struggles that seek to create both built environments and citizen subjects. Drawing on case studies from round the world, Nezar AlSayyad and his contributors provide a unique window on how globalization has unsettled the conventional connection between place and culture and so given rise to the question 'The End of Tradition?'. 'Touch' by Renato Casaro, reproduced here by kind permission of the artist. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nezar AlsayyadPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.520kg ISBN: 9780415290418ISBN 10: 0415290414 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 04 December 2003 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction: The End of Tradition? Part 1. Traditions of the Modern 2. The Global Domestic: Deterritorializing Globalization 3. The End is Near: Apocalypse and Utopia in Contemporary Thought 4. Nostalgias of the Modern. Part 2. Invented Landscapes 5. Nature and Tradition at the Border: Landscaping the End of the Nation State 6. Tourism's Exclusionary Practices in Cancun, Cuba, and Southern Florida: Consumption and Protection of Traditional Environments 7. Architecture and the Production of Postcard Images: Invocations of Tradition vs. Critical Transnationalism in Curitiba. Part 3. Programmes of Tradition8. Tradition as a Means to the End of Tradition: Italian Fascist New Towns 9. Cultural Identity and Architectural Image in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town 10. 'End of Histroy?' Reflections on the Death and Life of Walls in Contemporary China. Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationEdited by Alsayyad, Nezar Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |